Washoe County Archives - Page 23 of 29

Commissioner Hartung Joins Mayor Schieve in Tracking Device Lawsuit

February 24, 2023 11:25 amFebruary 27, 2023 3:14 pm

As reported by The Globe, Reno mayor Hillary Schieve filed a civil lawsuit against private investigator David McNeely of Alpha 5 Industries, LLC, for placing a tracking device on her vehicle prior to the November election. According to News 4, Washoe County Commisioner Chair Vaughn Hartung has joined the civil...

Video Reveals Sparks Police Prioritized Investigation For Reno Mayor

January 25, 2023 12:57 pmFebruary 2, 2023 11:40 am

In a case that has garnered local media attention, fueled by their obsession with politics and narratives, a civil suit involving plaintiff Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve versus defendant David McNeely, a certified private investigator who has been licensed for seven years and subject to review by a state board, has...

WCSD Responds To Globe, Moves Forward With Controversial Equity Consultant

January 11, 2023 5:46 pm

On Monday, The Globe reported on the $105,000 contract awarded to Performance Fact, an organization led by CEO Mutiu Vagbayi who made national headlines for his work in the Fairfax County Public School District whereby he explained that “to have true equity, you have to be purposefully unequal when it...

Washoe County School District Awards $105,000 To Controversial Equity Consultant

January 9, 2023 5:42 pmJanuary 11, 2023 3:19 pm

Although Fairfax County, VA is 2,674 miles from Washoe County, the school boards are seemingly much closer in education leadership, philosophy, and spending tax-payer money on the same equity consultant and company. The Washoe County Superintendent of Education Dr. Susan Enfield entered into a consulting contract with Performance Fact Inc....

City of Reno Cites ‘Unprecedented’ Rising Costs For $70 Million PSC Budget

January 3, 2023 2:56 pmJanuary 11, 2023 5:47 pm

The Globe broke the story back in mid October, from information received from a whistleblower, that the Public Safety Center (PSC) was $14 million over budget in Phase One. The PSC, located at 911 Kuenzli Dr, was the former headquarters for the Reno Gazette Journal (RGJ). The Council approved and...

Washoe County Commissioners To Vote On Massive Pay Raises For County Manager and Support Staff

December 12, 2022 11:54 amDecember 20, 2022 12:05 pm

Washoe County Manager Eric Brown and his support staff are likely to receive significant pay raises should the county commissioners approve a consultant agency’s recommendations during tomorrow’s meeting, the last meeting of the year. Brown is also lobbying for six months in additional severance pay. The total annual fiscal impact...

Joey Gilbert Applies for Trustee on Washoe County School Board

November 21, 2022 8:11 amNovember 22, 2022 8:10 pm

Reno attorney Joey Gilbert has applied for an open trustee position (District E) on the Washoe County School Board (WCSD). The position is open after former trustee Angie Taylor won her race for Assembly District 27. Gilbert came in second in his bid for Nevada governor and made education a...